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1917

I’m usually into war movies, but this one was a bit of a snoozer. It might be the first WWI movie I’ve watched, so maybe that’s it. Or maybe it’s the fact that I can watch the war in Ukraine unfold in real-time and I’m all warred out. My rating: …

shopping and dinner

Jake and I made our semi-annual trip to TJ Maxx last night and went to The Fifth for dinner after. I was looking for a few specific things at the store, but came up empty-handed as far as my list goes. I did buy a light hoodie for myself, though. …

dog

I saw this movie yesterday afternoon with they guy who I met last weekend. It was a pretty good movie, though they had most of the funny bits in the trailer. Nevertheless, I liked it. How can you not like a movie that revolves around a dog? Especially when it …

an ordeal

Ralphie has always been weird about having his nails trimmed (among other things) and has gotten even weirder about it over time. The vet gave me some sedatives (pills) to try on him, but I still wasn’t able to cut his nails as he did not seem to be very …

and now this

After getting a bunch of rain the other day, I checked the basement for water. There wasn’t any rain water, but there was some water around the water heater. It was coming out of the expansion valve tube. The plumber came yesterday and replaced some parts on the water heater …